Yesterday the ORRI team received the unfortunate news that the work on VDS 13 (Vertical Drop Structure) cannot be done this year due to high flows in the Okanagan River. We had the same situation last year. In-the-river work must be done in a very narrow window and the flow cannot be be reduced adequately this […]
Archives for August 2012
Sky picture by Tara Hovanes
Trial date set for Louie
Brian Douglas Louie, 33 of Oliver will stand trial in a provincial court in Penticton December 5 of this year. He remains in custody and will appear October 31st for a trial confirmation hearing on five criminal code charges laid after an incident with the mother of his child on OIB land last May. Louie […]
Hospital using PR to get message out
The chief of Medical staff at the South Okanagan General Hospital Dr. Peter Entwhistle told Oliver Town council last Monday that: 1. The number of funded acute care beds remains stable and expected not to be reduced 2. ER Emergency Room remains very busy with 18 thousand visits a year 3. Increased specialization has resulted […]
Dead fish natural
If you’re vacationing in the Okanagan, officials say dead salmon washing up on local beaches are no cause for alarm. Dozens of salmon have washed up on the Osoyoos beaches on Lakeshore Drive and near Haynes Point. It appears to be part of the natural process the fish undergo as they migrate on their way […]
Off road sign post needs attention
Note to Highways, MLA and Town of Osoyoos – for travellers near Hwy 97 at Willowbeach area.
Sky show by Ed Dukes
BC school enrollment continues to decline
Education by the numbers VICTORIA – The following facts provide a snapshot of British Columbia’s public education system: Enrolment for the 2012-13 school year 534,691 estimated full-time public school students this September, compared to 540,696 for the September 2011 estimate (6,005 fewer students). Since 2000-01, there has been a decrease of more than 63,000 students. […]